Majority: Insured Failed To Establish Causation, Damages Based On Appraisal Award

Mealey's (June 4, 2018, 4:14 PM EDT) -- HOUSTON — A majority of a Texas appeals court on May 31 found that a school district insured did not establish causation and damages as a matter of law based solely on a $10.8 million appraisal award, reversing and remanding a lower court’s ruling in favor of the insured in a Hurricane Ike coverage dispute (Texas Windstorm Insurance Association v. Dickinson Independent School District, No. 14-16-00474, Texas App., 14th Dist., 2018 Tex. App. LEXIS 3856)....